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No Small Assignments Continue reading
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Change the World and When No One Knows
We are never too old, young, weak, tired, insignificant, broke, discouraged, hopeless, grumpy, cold, impetuous, fearful, bold, timid, sick, or ill-equipped to try to change the world for the better. When no one knows; when no one suspects; when there… Continue reading
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Don’t Be a Grump – Celebrate Continue reading
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The Courage to Stand Alone – Ruby Bridges
Ruby did have reason to fear for her life, but she had an even more profound call to courage. It was the courage to stand alone. Continue reading
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Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria (RV 589) Continue reading
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Gloria
Not every acronym is a definition. This one is not. It is a series of words upon which to meditate as you listen. G – Great is God; Good is great. God is gracious. God is good. L – God… Continue reading
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Woke Christians
Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash Contemporary slang dictionaries define “woke” as ‘politically and socially aware.’ I would like to propose another perspective on what it means to me as a student of scripture. To me, this is what it means to… Continue reading
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Religious Abuse ad Genuine Generosity Continue reading
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Religious Abuse, Generosity, Blood, and Other Thoughts
/ Mark 12:38-44 As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places… Continue reading
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Recipe for Oppression
On this day in 698, The Seventeenth Council of Toledo first met under Visigothic King Egica. Egica brought together two strains of hatred and distrust. On one hand, there was the threat of Islam's expansion and on the other, his… Continue reading
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